Dolorifuge
[də-LOR-ə-fyooj]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, late 19th century
1.
Something which mitigates or removes grief.
Examples of Dolorifuge in a sentence
"After his team lost the World Series, the star pitcher took up mountain climbing as a dolorifuge."
"After I suffered my first breakup, my mom introduced me to the dolorifuge of ice cream and bad TV."
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